THE PROMISE ACT - Senate Introduced 07/14/2026

[GailL1]

Don’t get too excited - this really isn’t about fixing anything - 

CBS News - 07/14/2026 - Senators introduce bipartisan plan to tackle Social Security insolvency 

from the link ~

The legislation, called the Promise Act, would not itself raise taxes, reduce benefits or change eligibility. Instead, it would direct the bipartisan, seven-member Social Security Advisory Board to draft a bill, informed by public input, to keep the program's trust funds solvent for at least the next 50 years.

That is really all that was new in the article - the rest was rinse and repeat - 

And it seems some that are making this proposal aren’t even gonna be around to see what happens since they are leaving the Senate one way or the other.

That must be the only place they can find the “bipartisanship”and this has been suggested before and we have had numerous commissions set up to do the same thing under various administrations - 

I think this must be a JOKE - 

[GailL1]

Again, adding to my own thread with added info for your review -

We might as well just forget about any actions at all - I don't think there will ever be any agreement even on the process of "getting it done".  How many years now have we been warned about this trouble - by my count it is 16 years.  

The AARP does not like The Promise Act - even though it has some bipartisan support. 

MSN news feed: CNBC 07/23/2026 - AARP to Congress: 'We strongly object to fast-tracking Social Secur... 

[SereneSeagull]

…To make them look as if they are attempting, I figure. Lol